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1. (n.) croton oil
an oil, expressed from the seeds of the croton, Croton tiglium, that is a drastic purgative and counterirritant.
Etymology: (1870–75)
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1. (noun) croton oil
viscid acrid brownish-yellow oil from the seeds of Croton tiglium having a violent cathartic action
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1. croton oil
Viscous, nauseating oil obtained from the shrub Croton tiglium (Euphorbaceae). It is a vesicant and skin irritant used as pharmacologic standard for skin inflammation and allergy and causes skin cancer. It was formerly used as an emetic and cathartic with frequent mortality.
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